India Delays Key Decision on Future of Coal Power Expansion

India has not taken any decision about expanding its massive coal-fired power generation fleet beyond 2035, the country’s power ministry secretary, Pankaj Agarwal, told Reuters this weekend.  “India wants to secure its energy requirements,” Agarwal told Reuters on the sidelines of an event, adding that as on 2035, India aims to have 307 gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity.   It would be “premature to say what we want to do beyond 2035,” the official said.  Reports emerged last week that India’s…